# 5 Kids on my Mind

1. Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴏɴ ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ.
2. Gᴏ ᴛᴏ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ.
3. Rᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ.
4. Hᴀʀᴅᴡᴏʀᴋ.
5. Hᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀs.
6. Bᴇ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ.
7. Bᴇ ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ.
8. Kᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ.
9. Hᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴏʀ.
10. Bᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏᴜs. 

Dᴇᴀʀ Cʜɪʟᴅ, 

#1

Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴏɴ ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɢᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ɪғ ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴀʟʟ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ. Tʜɪs ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. Iᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ. Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ sᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ. Yᴇᴛ, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴇʟғɪsʜ.

#2

Sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴ. Kᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴀᴅᴇs ᴜᴘ sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ. Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴜᴍᴍʏ ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄʟᴀss ᴄʟᴏᴡɴ. Kᴇᴇᴘ ᴜᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴsʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ sᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀ. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ. Mᴀᴋᴇ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴄᴀsʜ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅ. Tʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ 17-18 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ. 

#3

Wʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜ. I ᴋɴᴏᴡ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ʙᴜᴛ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴ ɪᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ɪᴛ. Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʀʀᴏɢᴀɴᴛ ᴏʀ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss. Jᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ. Iᴛ's ᴀ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ғʟɪᴘ ɪᴛ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏᴛɪᴍᴇ.

#4

Bᴇ ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇʀ  ᴀ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇʀ. Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴀ ʟᴀᴢʏ sʟᴏʙ ᴍᴀɴ. Nᴏᴛ ɴᴏ ɢɪʀʟs, ɴᴏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀs, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs, ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. Yᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ. Pᴜᴛ ᴀ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ. Nᴏ ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇs ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏɴᴇ. 

#5

Mᴀɴɴᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏɴ Eᴀʀᴛʜ. Iᴛ sʜᴏᴡs ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛ. Jᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪᴢᴇᴅ. Sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ. Sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟᴇɢɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ. Oᴘᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴅʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ɪɴ. Hᴇʟᴘ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴏᴄᴇʀɪᴇs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ. Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ sɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ.

#6

Lᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀᴇɴᴅsᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. Fᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ɢᴇᴛ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄʏᴄʟᴇᴅ. Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴠɪᴇᴡs, ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ɴᴇᴇᴅ. Yᴇᴛ, ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. Bᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴇᴀsʏ ᴛᴀsᴋ ʏᴇᴛ, ɪғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ Lᴏʀᴅ Mᴜʀᴋᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪsʜᴇᴅ. 

#7

Tʀᴜsᴛ ᴍᴇ, ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ. Iғ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇs ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʀɪɢʜᴛ. Yᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ɪᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙʏ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ. 

#8

Kᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅ. Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ʟɪᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ. Jᴜsᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss. Mᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ. Yᴇᴛ, ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. 

#9

Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴜʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. Hᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴ. Eᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ. Lɪғᴇ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ғᴜɴ. Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ɪғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴊᴏᴋᴇ ᴏʀ ғᴜɴɴʏ sᴄᴇɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴏᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. Kᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ.

#10

Sʜᴀʀᴇ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ sᴛɪɴɢʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ. Wʜᴇɴ I sᴀʏ ʙᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏᴜs sʜᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ. Iᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ᴇʟsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴇʙᴀᴄᴋ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴅ. Nᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʙᴜᴛᴛ ʜᴏʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ. 

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